India in England salutes Test cricket

Rediff – The England-India series has brought the bowler back into what has been turned into a batsman’s game, says Aakar Patel.

Summary

That is why it has been so satisfying to watch the Test cricket series in England brought alive by the bowlers.

IMAGE: Ishant Sharma, who has been awesome throughout the series, has English Captain Joe Root’s wicket in the fourth Test at Southampton.

The four Indian quick bowlers in that third Test — Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shafi, Jaspreet Bumrah and Hardik Pandya — were each of them faster than the four quick bowlers for England — James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes.